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‘Free-to-play’ is a term that refers to games that do not have box or download fees associated with them and do not incur a mandatory subscription. Some have optional subscriptions and are more properly referred to as hybrid F2P. Most have cash shops and microtransactions.

The Soapbox: I have a bad feeling about Anthem

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As I watched Nick Tarabay stand on stage hype up the audience in the Main Theater for PAX West 2018, I thought it was...

Age of Conan’s next progression server appears to be Saga of Blood

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At the very beginning of 2018, Funcom rolled out a big update for ten-year-old Age of Conan: a "saga" server, basically a temporary progression...
Soak up the srun on the breach.

Star Trek Online is streamlining its mission system and bringing back the Breach on September 6

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The realities of scale in Star Trek Online mean that you don't frequently get to fly a starship through another starship. You kind of...

Bless Online’s Rift of Space and Time update is live with new endgame content

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If there's an honest to goodness rift in space and time, you should probably not be wasting your precious seconds left in the universe...

PAX West 2018: First impressions of PWE’s Remnant From the Ashes

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Traditionally, massively multiplayer games do not have a large presence on the expo floor for PAX, but many studios had large booths with loud...

The Stream Team: Searching AdventureQuest 3D’s Screaming Woods

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What's the first thing Massively OP's MJ does when she gets home? She heads on a trip to AQ3D's Screaming Woods! Greava has asked...

Star Wars The Old Republic announces massive fall update, Jedi Under Siege

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I feel so much better about an MMO's longevity when its studio is putting out regular updates and roadmaps heralding those updates. That's exactly...

Standing Stone says that new LOTR MMO will have no impact on Lord of the Rings Online

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Are you concerned over the announcement of a new Lord of the Rings MMORPG? Welp, you're not alone. As we covered yesterday, Leyou Technologies,...

Old School RuneScape’s mobile version launches October 30

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Just in time for Halloween, Old School RuneScape will be formally launching for mobile. Jagex announced this morning that OSRS will land on both...
Light it up.

Path of Exile shares improvements being worked on for Delve upgrades

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If the world takes only one lesson from Path of Exile, it should be the virtue of improving things steadily based on feedback. Players...

EVE Evolved: How would you reboot EVE Online?

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EVE Online has been pretty comfortable in its hardcore sci-fi MMO niche for over 15 years now, working its way through dozens of expansions and...

Pirates of the Burning Sea is closing down, but the community might be able to save it

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Bad news, but maybe also a tiny bit of good news too, for Pirates of the Burning Sea: Over the weekend, Portalus Games announced...

Frodo lives: A new Lord of the Rings MMORPG is apparently in the works

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If you've been one of the folks begging for a new Lord of the Rings MMO, well, then today's your lucky day. Online sports game...
Well, points for effort.

Riot Games says it’s proud of workshops designed for women and non-binary prospective devs

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Online gaming watchers will recall that League of Legends studio Riot Games has sustained heavy fire this summer over sexism and misogyny allegations from...

PAX West 2018: Bless Unleashed is nothing like Bless Online

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Bandai Namco made a huge announcement just ahead of PAX West 2018: It is releasing Bless Unleashed, a console-only, action MMORPG. The team asked me...

Star Wars: The Old Republic tests its Fame and Fortune update

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Who's ready for some HUTTTTBALLLLL? You. You are ready. And since you're so ready to engage in Star Wars: The Old Republic's quirky PvP mode,...

The MOP Up: PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds lets gamers tattle on each other (September 2, 2018)

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The MMO industry moves along at the speed of information, and sometimes we’re deluged with so much news here at Massively Overpowered that some...

Wizard101 turns 10, plans Steam launch and huge party

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Wizard101's 10th birthday is upon us, which means there's a whole ton of people right now in college feeling all the nostalgia about the...

One Shots: A game of horror

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If you're like me -- screenshot-mad and playing Battle for Azeroth -- then you've been filling up your World of Warcraft image folders like...

LOTRO Legendarium: The unique feel of Lord of the Rings Online

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I am very much a creature who is affected deeply by my environment. I suspect all of us are to varying degrees, but I...

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